Video: Linda Hamilton Wows Chuck Star Zachary Levi

The search for a long-missing mom might not normally make for gripping television fare. But in techno-thriller comedy Chuck, the absent Mama Bartowski is played by pioneering sci-fi ass-kicker Linda Hamilton of Terminator fame.

In the Wired.com video interview above, Chuck star Zachary Levi chats up the show’s back story and hints at what’s in store for his character, Chuck Bartowski, as he travels the world in a quest to find his mother, who vanished mysteriously in 1994.

Now in its fourth season, Chuck airs Mondays at 8 p.m./7 p.m. Central on NBC.